Los Angeles-based celebrity piercer Brian Keith Thompson tells us that he gets asked, "Is this going to hurt?" before almost every single appointment — regardless of whether he's working with a piercing virgin or full-body pro, because pain is relative...

Her next few Instagram story videos showed her actually getting both ears pierced, and her reaction to the needle piercing the skin. Her Instagram story feed ended with a shot of her and Brian Keith Thompson from Body Electric Tattoo...

"I find lots of women are more adventurous now," L.A.-based piercer Brian Keith Thompsontells R29, "So they come in and let me decide what to do to their ears." Hell, Beyoncé, Scarlett Johansson, and FKA Twigs trust him, so it makes sense that during the month he favored the rook, for example, it created a massive uptick in L.A. But the origin story behind the latest trend is different.

Keep in mind that piercing isn't an exact science, so different experts recommend different techniques, but these are the experts we trust. Thompson puts it best: "Talk to 100 piercers and you're probably going to hear 100 forms of aftercare…"